A Long Night

Paul and I went out at 11:50 last night

because several moms were complaining.

Their little darlings all snuck into the west pen

where the mom's couldn't get to them

and they refused to come back when the moms were calling for them.

So we went out and got them back together. 

Then Paul did a walk through outside

and discovered a newborn.

Mom was extremely uncooperative!

We ended up having to get Ben, Elsie, and Hannah up to help us get her in.

At 2:00 Paul and I went out again because mom just was not taking care of her.

We took the calf to the shop.

Hershey and Tess went right to work.

We tried bottle feeding her

but she was so cold and tired and wouldn't take it.

We left her in the capable paws of the dogs

and went back inside at 3:00.

When we went out at 5:30 she was much more chipper.

Ben came out to tube feed her

before going to work.

We will go out at 8:30 to try to get her on mom.

And have a heart to heart talk with mom 

about the consequences 

if she doesn't cooperate 

and take care of her baby!